Zimbabwe
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- semi-presidential republic
- CONSTITUTION
- December 21, 1979
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- mix of Roman-Dutch law and English common law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, Parliament composed of the Senate and House
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court, Constitutional Court
RELIGIONS
50% syncretism (mix of Christianity and indigenous beliefs), 25% Christians, 24% indigenous beliefs, 1% Muslims
From the country
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2002ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
The former Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary...
The former Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Cde Emmerson Mnangagwa, now the Speaker of Parliament, has since independence spoken strongly against capital punishment
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2002ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
A white farmer convicted of murder for running over...
A white farmer convicted of murder for running over a black settler occupying part of his land was sentenced to 15 years in prison
- JUNE 27, 2002ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
A messenger who murdered his colleague, Ms Karen da...
A messenger who murdered his colleague, Ms Karen da Nobrega, in coldblood at Century Towers in Harare in 2001 to facilitate theft of over $230 000 mostly in foreign currency, was sentenced to death by the High Court
- MAY 31, 2002ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Three convicted killers were hanged at Harare Central Prison
Three convicted killers were hanged at Harare Central Prison
- MARCH 22, 2002ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai...
Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was released on bail after being formally charged with treason over an alleged plot to assassinate President Robert Mugabe
- MARCH 21, 2002ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai...
Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was released on bail after being formally charged with treason over an alleged plot to assassinate President Robert Mugabe
- MARCH 21, 2002ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer told Parliament...
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer told Parliament a television program used to support the treason claim against Zimbabwe's Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is extremely unconvincing
- MARCH 20, 2002ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Zimbabwe's main opposition leader, and defeated presidential...
Zimbabwe's main opposition leader, and defeated presidential candidate, Morgan Tsvangirai, was charged formally with treason
- MARCH 12, 2002ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
A senior Zimbabwean opposition official said he had...
A senior Zimbabwean opposition official said he had been formally charged with treason for an alleged plot to kill President Robert Mugabe
- FEBRUARY 26, 2002ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Two more leading figures in Zimbabwe's opposition party...
Two more leading figures in Zimbabwe's opposition party were charged with treason as President Mugabe stepped up his drive to secure victory in March's election
- FEBRUARY 26, 2002ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
"The campaign of the Zimbabwe Association of Crime...
"The campaign of the Zimbabwe Association of Crime Prevention and Rehabilitation (Zacro) for the abolition of the death penalty (it started in 1993 ndr) is continuing and slowly, people are beginning to respond
- FEBRUARY 25, 2002ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw led condemnation of...
UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw led condemnation of Robert Mugabe after the Zimbabwean president's main rival in the forthcoming election was charged with high treason